Mit Energy Initiative

Katrin Klingenberg, co-founder and executive director of the Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS), looks at completed case studies of low- and mid-rise multifamily passive projects across the country. Full video and 3 questions with Klingenberg: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3q-passive-buildings-rise-in-popularity-and-necessity Transcript: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3q-passive-buildings-rise-in-popularity-and-necessity#transcript Sign up for notifications of new episodes: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/signup

Abigail Krich, founder and president of Boreas Renewables, LLC, explores the innate incompatibilities between New England’s push towards clean energy and its current wholesale electricity market design. Full video and 3 questions with Krich: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3-questions-new-englands-wholesale-electricity-markets Transcript: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3-questions-new-englands-wholesale-electricity-markets#transcript Sign up for notifications of new episodes: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/signup

Bruno Verdini, executive director of the MIT-Harvard Mexico Negotiation Program, teaches “The Art and Science of Negotiation,” one of MIT’s highest ranked and most popular course electives. This talk draws upon Verdini’s new book, "Winning Together", and is followed by a Q&A with Emily Dahl, MITEI Director of Communications. More about "Winning Together": https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/winning-together Full video and 3 questions with Verdini: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3q-winning-together-in-natural-resources-negotiation-and-leadership/ Transcript: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3q-winning-together-in-natural-resources-negotiation-and-leadership#transcript Sign up for notifications of new episodes: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/signup

Which clean energy solutions are effective, and which need more work? Through explorations of household, city, and regional clean energy innovations and implementation efforts, Professor Daniel Kammen both analyzes successful innovation processes and identifies the areas that need urgent action and targeted programs. A mixture of analytic and empirical studies are used to explore what steps have worked and where dramatic new approaches are needed. Full video and 3 questions with Kammen: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3-questions-innovating-for-the-clean-energy-economy Transcript: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3-questions-innovating-for-the-clean-energy-economy#transcript Sign up for notifications of new episodes: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/signup

Daniel Sperling’s research examines the potential benefits, impacts, and synergies of the three transportation “revolutions:” electrification, automation, and pooling. In this seminar, Sperling describes what needs to happen for this new transportation paradigm to truly benefit the public interest. Sperling provides insight into the forces—from effective government policies to partnerships between transit operators, mobility service companies, automakers, and others—that will be instrumental in enhancing social equity, environmental sustainability, and urban livability. Full video and 3 questions with Sperling: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3-questions-future-transportation-systems Transcript: https://energy.mit.edu/news/3-questions-future-transportation-systems#transcript Sign up for notifications of new episodes: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/signup